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Can't Get a Business Loan? Is Factoring a Solution?
Invoice factoring has been gaining notoriety as an alternative, especially since banks have been denying business loans in record numbers. Many factoring companies now report that clients are coming t...
The Financials Crisis and How it Affects Factoring Companies
We have lived a very tense couple of weeks. AIG's bailout. Lehman Brothers collapse. Merril Lynch's sale to BOA, and last but not least, WAMU's failure.Wow! And let's not forget the bailout.One questi...
How Underground Utility and Cable Installation Construction Companies Can Get Working Capital with Factoring
Running a construction company that installs underground utilities or over ground cables can be very profitable. Most of the times, the clients are top rates companies such as major utilities or cable...
Factoring Applications - Treat them carefully
It never ceases to amaze me. You have a company that wants business financing (factoring in my case), whose owner insists that the company is serious, well run and has excellent growth prospects.........
Small Business Financing with Factoring
Small business owners have always had a tough time obtaining financing. Simply, most small businesses just can’t qualify for conventional business loans. The requirements are too onerous – the com...
How to Use Factoring to Finance Your Company
Getting business financing is tough when the economy is doing well and almost impossible when the economy is doing badly. There is a reason for this, lending money to a business is considered risky, e...
How to Use Accounts Receivable Factoring to grow your Company
One of the biggest obstacles for small business growth is access to working capital. Companies that have access to business financing, are usually better positioned to take advantage of opportunities ...
Article: Using Invoice Factoring as a Source of Quick Financing
One of the challenges of looking for conventional business financing is that it can take a very long time to find out if you will qualify for it or not. Although there are no hard and fast rules, mos...
Article: How Factoring Financing can Provide the Working Capital you Need
Looking for small business financing has always been a challenge for company owners. Even in good times, qualifying for the financing you need has been difficult. As a rule, most banks require that yo...
When business partners disagree
I had a very interesting call a few days ago. A business owner told me that he wanted to get factoring financing for his company...... but he wanted to do so secretly, without his business partner fin...
How a Tax Lien Can Derail the Factoring Process
One cardinal rule to keep in mind when applying for business financing: Always disclose EVERYTHING. Especially tax liens. The financing company will find out anyways...A tax lien is an "instrument" th...
Waiting until it's too late
One common trait among business owners looking for working capital, is that many wait until the last possible moment to apply for business financing. By the time they submit their application the situ...
Are Keeping Good Financial Records Important for a New Business?
As part of my job, I review applications for factoring and purchase order financing on a daily basis. A number of the applications I get are from start ups and small companies. And frankly, I am surpr...
Vultures and Bottom Feeders
I am a big fan of NPR. Yesterday they had a piece about investors who buy distressed assets in down markets. As an example, it showed a gentleman who owns rental property and was looking to buy some m...
Financing a New Company by Factoring Invoices
Securing funding for a new venture has always been a challenge for business owners. Ensuring that the company has the proper level of financing is one of the most critical tasks. However, finding fina...
Recession Buzz
It never fails, every morning news reports are chock full of reports about how the economy is doing badly. Today's report from CNN about the potential for a large number of bank failures is no differe...
Factoring Loans - The Easy Way to Finance Your Business
Dealing with slow paying customers can be one of the most challenging aspects of any business. If you sell to commercial or governmental customers, you must be familiar with the fact that you always h...
Factoring Freight Bills - The Easy Way to Finance Your Trucking Company
Running a transportation company such as a carrier or brokerage can be very challenging. Owners are constantly bombarded with concerns. There are drivers to pay. There are repairs to make. There is fu...
Factoring and Debtor in Possession Financing
Going through a chapter 11 bankruptcy processes can be one of the most harrowing experiences that a business owner can go through. You will have to deal with the courts’ involvement in your busines...
Double digits
Just read an article in Yahoo in which Greenspan states that to keep inflation at the 1 to 2% rate, interest rates may need to go to the double digits. Not right now..... but apparently in the long t...
How Factoring Receivables Can Help You Grow Your Company
Do you have commercial or government clients? Working with commercial and government clients can be very profitable. However, these clients also tend to pay invoices in 30 to 60 days, which can drain ...